CVE-2003-1041

Microsoft Windows XP/2000 - showHelp '.CHM' File Execution (MS03-004)

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a modified directory traversal attack using a URL containing ".." (dot dot) sequences and a filename that ends in "::" which is treated as a .chm file even if it does not have a .chm extension. NOTE: this bug may overlap CVE-2004-0475.

Internet Explorer 5.x y 6.0 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar programas arbitrarios mediante una URL conteniendo secuencias ".." (punto punto) en un nombre de fichero terminado en "::" que es tratado como un fichero CHM aunque no tenga extensión .chm.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2003-12-30 First Exploit
2004-05-13 CVE Reserved
2004-05-20 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2024-10-29 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196	Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23504	2003-12-30
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521	2024-08-08
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023	2021-07-23

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Ie Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Ie"				6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Ie" and version "6"		windows_server_2003_sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Ie Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Ie"				6.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Ie" and version "6.0"		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				5.5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.5"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				5.5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.5"		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				5.5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.5"		sp2		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				6.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6.0"		-		Affected